Nikhil Datta
@nikdatta.bsky.social
Economist. Assistant prof @ warwick, fellow @ CEP LSE, PhD alum @ UCL. Child of immigrants. Serene since 17/06/06. http://nikhil-datta.com
Where should Britain build 1.5 million homes?
@amritakulka.bsky.social l and I analysed 20 billion housing searches + availability to map demand at a hyper-local level.
Map 👉 wheretobuild.warwick.ac.uk
Full + 350 LA reports 👉 www.warwick.ac.uk/cage/whereto...
@cagewarwick.bsky.social
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@amritakulka.bsky.social l and I analysed 20 billion housing searches + availability to map demand at a hyper-local level.
Map 👉 wheretobuild.warwick.ac.uk
Full + 350 LA reports 👉 www.warwick.ac.uk/cage/whereto...
@cagewarwick.bsky.social
1/n
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Where should Britain build 1.5 million homes?
@amritakulka.bsky.social l and I analysed 20 billion housing searches + availability to map demand at a hyper-local level.
Map 👉 wheretobuild.warwick.ac.uk
Full + 350 LA reports 👉 www.warwick.ac.uk/cage/whereto...
@cagewarwick.bsky.social
1/n
@amritakulka.bsky.social l and I analysed 20 billion housing searches + availability to map demand at a hyper-local level.
Map 👉 wheretobuild.warwick.ac.uk
Full + 350 LA reports 👉 www.warwick.ac.uk/cage/whereto...
@cagewarwick.bsky.social
1/n
Are you an economist looking for a pre-doc? Are you interested in youth crime and policy? Then come work with us! We're hiring at @cep-lse.bsky.social to come and work with Rui Costa, Matteo Sandi and myself on a joint project. Applications now open: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Research Assistant - Youth Criminal Justice
Research Assistant - Youth Criminal Justice,
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November 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Are you an economist looking for a pre-doc? Are you interested in youth crime and policy? Then come work with us! We're hiring at @cep-lse.bsky.social to come and work with Rui Costa, Matteo Sandi and myself on a joint project. Applications now open: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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As someone who has lived in three different towns in Hertfordshire, I have no idea what he's talking about. Now if you need me I'll be eating second breakfast.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
As someone who has lived in three different towns in Hertfordshire, I have no idea what he's talking about. Now if you need me I'll be eating second breakfast.
Warwick econ are hiring! With a preference for Macro & Development.
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EJM - Econ Job Market
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November 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Warwick econ are hiring! With a preference for Macro & Development.
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Glad to see my new piece in The Conversation is stimulating informed debate
October 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Glad to see my new piece in The Conversation is stimulating informed debate
theconversation.com/how-new-rent...
New piece from Jan David Bakker & myself on some of the possible consequences of the renter's rights bill
New piece from Jan David Bakker & myself on some of the possible consequences of the renter's rights bill
How new renters’ rights could drive landlords out of the market
Landlords could see costs increase while profits fall.
theconversation.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
theconversation.com/how-new-rent...
New piece from Jan David Bakker & myself on some of the possible consequences of the renter's rights bill
New piece from Jan David Bakker & myself on some of the possible consequences of the renter's rights bill
Reposted by Nikhil Datta
Attention IO job market candidates:
Sometimes speakers in the CMA's external economics seminar series have to cancel at relatively short notice. We would love for these slots to go to JMCs to present their job market paper.
Drop me a message if you are interested or share with those who might be.
Sometimes speakers in the CMA's external economics seminar series have to cancel at relatively short notice. We would love for these slots to go to JMCs to present their job market paper.
Drop me a message if you are interested or share with those who might be.
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Attention IO job market candidates:
Sometimes speakers in the CMA's external economics seminar series have to cancel at relatively short notice. We would love for these slots to go to JMCs to present their job market paper.
Drop me a message if you are interested or share with those who might be.
Sometimes speakers in the CMA's external economics seminar series have to cancel at relatively short notice. We would love for these slots to go to JMCs to present their job market paper.
Drop me a message if you are interested or share with those who might be.
I did not expect to wake up to a policy which included “subsidise pubs”.
“That is what our £5bn neighbourhood fund is about, to be spent for local people and by local people on their community’s needs.
Whether that’s restoring a local pub…”
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f9444c6...
“That is what our £5bn neighbourhood fund is about, to be spent for local people and by local people on their community’s needs.
Whether that’s restoring a local pub…”
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f9444c6...
The Left ignored immigration fears for too long. It’s time to give communities back control
Only a plan for patriotic national renewal led by Labour will counter the rise of the populist Right
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I did not expect to wake up to a policy which included “subsidise pubs”.
“That is what our £5bn neighbourhood fund is about, to be spent for local people and by local people on their community’s needs.
Whether that’s restoring a local pub…”
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f9444c6...
“That is what our £5bn neighbourhood fund is about, to be spent for local people and by local people on their community’s needs.
Whether that’s restoring a local pub…”
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f9444c6...
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/a...
Good to see coverage of mine and Johannes Brinkmann's @cagewarwick.bsky.social on the RTFO. Here's a nice graph showing the benefits...
Good to see coverage of mine and Johannes Brinkmann's @cagewarwick.bsky.social on the RTFO. Here's a nice graph showing the benefits...
July 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/a...
Good to see coverage of mine and Johannes Brinkmann's @cagewarwick.bsky.social on the RTFO. Here's a nice graph showing the benefits...
Good to see coverage of mine and Johannes Brinkmann's @cagewarwick.bsky.social on the RTFO. Here's a nice graph showing the benefits...
One of the tunes I've written (I occasionally write music) just got added to a playlist with this title...
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Music to get Killed to (But in a Hot way)
Playlist · VHEXPERTINE · 82 items · 7.9K saves
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May 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
One of the tunes I've written (I occasionally write music) just got added to a playlist with this title...
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Reposted by Nikhil Datta
The Prime Minister imitating Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech is sickening.
That speech fuelled decades of racism and division. Echoing it today is a disgrace. It adds to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk.
Shame on you, Keir Starmer.
That speech fuelled decades of racism and division. Echoing it today is a disgrace. It adds to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk.
Shame on you, Keir Starmer.
May 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The Prime Minister imitating Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech is sickening.
That speech fuelled decades of racism and division. Echoing it today is a disgrace. It adds to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk.
Shame on you, Keir Starmer.
That speech fuelled decades of racism and division. Echoing it today is a disgrace. It adds to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk.
Shame on you, Keir Starmer.
Reposted by Nikhil Datta
New policy piece from myself and Johannes Brinkmann on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation - one of UK's key policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions from road transport - how it impacts prices at the pump for consumers, and what the benefits are. A few graphs / points to follow.
The Costs and Benefits of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation
Johannes Brinkman, Nikhil DattaThe Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) is a key policy in the UK aimed at reducing carbon emissions by mandating the blending of biofuels with fossil fuels. This...
warwick.ac.uk
April 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
New policy piece from myself and Johannes Brinkmann on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation - one of UK's key policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions from road transport - how it impacts prices at the pump for consumers, and what the benefits are. A few graphs / points to follow.
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Rui Costa and I are looking for a part time RA to help us out on a LPC commissioned project on labour market power & the min wage, based at the CEP, LSE. Check out more at the link!
Rui Costa and I are looking for a part time RA to help us out on a LPC commissioned project on labour market power & the min wage, based at the CEP, LSE. Check out more at the link!
Work for CEP | Centre for Economic Performance.
Work for CEP | Centre for Economic Performance.
cep.lse.ac.uk
April 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Rui Costa and I are looking for a part time RA to help us out on a LPC commissioned project on labour market power & the min wage, based at the CEP, LSE. Check out more at the link!
Rui Costa and I are looking for a part time RA to help us out on a LPC commissioned project on labour market power & the min wage, based at the CEP, LSE. Check out more at the link!
New VoxEU piece with S.Machin on the impacts of @livingwageuk.bsky.social's Living Wage. Using variation from councils signing up and inducing their contractors to pay it, we find higher wages, *increases* in employment, reduced within-establishment wage inequality, and labour-labour substitution.
Data from a firm operating in the low-pay service sector show that the #UK living wage policy was a successful way to increase #wages & reduce within-establishment wage inequality without incurring large negative employment effects.
@nikdatta.bsky.social & S Machin
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
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@nikdatta.bsky.social & S Machin
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
March 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
New VoxEU piece with S.Machin on the impacts of @livingwageuk.bsky.social's Living Wage. Using variation from councils signing up and inducing their contractors to pay it, we find higher wages, *increases* in employment, reduced within-establishment wage inequality, and labour-labour substitution.
This is an interesting article from the @newstatesman.com & @willdunn.bsky.social, which claims that a downturn in new planning apps implies planning reform may not fix the UK's housing supply. A few thoughts below from @amritakulka.bsky.social and me on the problems with this line of thinking. 1/n
Labour’s housing slump
Who is to blame for the lack of progress towards the 1.5 million target?
📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @willdunn.bsky.social
Who is to blame for the lack of progress towards the 1.5 million target?
📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @willdunn.bsky.social
Labour’s housing slump
Who is to blame for the lack of progress towards the 1.5 million target?
www.newstatesman.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This is an interesting article from the @newstatesman.com & @willdunn.bsky.social, which claims that a downturn in new planning apps implies planning reform may not fix the UK's housing supply. A few thoughts below from @amritakulka.bsky.social and me on the problems with this line of thinking. 1/n
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
ZHCs are back in the news again. Some thoughts:
1. I wish people would stop calling this a ban. The policy is going to give a right to a regular hour contract, most likely determined by hours worked over a 12 week reference period. A lot of details are.. 1/n
ZHCs are back in the news again. Some thoughts:
1. I wish people would stop calling this a ban. The policy is going to give a right to a regular hour contract, most likely determined by hours worked over a 12 week reference period. A lot of details are.. 1/n
UK ban on zero-hours contracts ‘to include agency workers’
Government to expand coverage of employment rights bill, according to report
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
ZHCs are back in the news again. Some thoughts:
1. I wish people would stop calling this a ban. The policy is going to give a right to a regular hour contract, most likely determined by hours worked over a 12 week reference period. A lot of details are.. 1/n
ZHCs are back in the news again. Some thoughts:
1. I wish people would stop calling this a ban. The policy is going to give a right to a regular hour contract, most likely determined by hours worked over a 12 week reference period. A lot of details are.. 1/n
Are you interested in (really) big data and housing? Come work with @amritakulka.bsky.social and myself at @warwickecon.bsky.social. We're looking for a full time pre-doc. Topics include affordability, planning policy, market power, & search. #econra #econ_ra
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EJM - Econ Job Market
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February 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Are you interested in (really) big data and housing? Come work with @amritakulka.bsky.social and myself at @warwickecon.bsky.social. We're looking for a full time pre-doc. Topics include affordability, planning policy, market power, & search. #econra #econ_ra
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5 years ago today Britain left the EU. Between 2020-2023, Brexit drove up food prices by 4% a year on average.
Research from Jan David Bakker, @joshdelyon.bsky.social , @richarddavies.bsky.social and myself.
You can read the paper here: tinyurl.com/27vjakwa
Research from Jan David Bakker, @joshdelyon.bsky.social , @richarddavies.bsky.social and myself.
You can read the paper here: tinyurl.com/27vjakwa
January 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
5 years ago today Britain left the EU. Between 2020-2023, Brexit drove up food prices by 4% a year on average.
Research from Jan David Bakker, @joshdelyon.bsky.social , @richarddavies.bsky.social and myself.
You can read the paper here: tinyurl.com/27vjakwa
Research from Jan David Bakker, @joshdelyon.bsky.social , @richarddavies.bsky.social and myself.
You can read the paper here: tinyurl.com/27vjakwa
The view from my office this morning weren't half bad
January 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The view from my office this morning weren't half bad
Reposted by Nikhil Datta
New research. How has Brexit affected UK trade?
We find TCA reduced goods exports by 6.4%, imports by 3.1%
Smaller firms hardest hit. Around 16,400 firms stopped exporting to the EU entirely
But larger firms' exports unaffected, contributing to relatively small fall in overall trade 1/
We find TCA reduced goods exports by 6.4%, imports by 3.1%
Smaller firms hardest hit. Around 16,400 firms stopped exporting to the EU entirely
But larger firms' exports unaffected, contributing to relatively small fall in overall trade 1/
December 18, 2024 at 9:27 AM
New research. How has Brexit affected UK trade?
We find TCA reduced goods exports by 6.4%, imports by 3.1%
Smaller firms hardest hit. Around 16,400 firms stopped exporting to the EU entirely
But larger firms' exports unaffected, contributing to relatively small fall in overall trade 1/
We find TCA reduced goods exports by 6.4%, imports by 3.1%
Smaller firms hardest hit. Around 16,400 firms stopped exporting to the EU entirely
But larger firms' exports unaffected, contributing to relatively small fall in overall trade 1/
Jan Bakker and my work shows capping rental broker fees to tenants in the UK was broadly successful, and the main reason is fee salience + imperfect comp. Here’s an article in The Conversation about it.
theconversation.com/successful-c...
theconversation.com/successful-c...
Successful caps on English letting agents’ fees disprove the idea that it’s unwise to meddle with free markets
Many feared that the Tenant Fees Act 2019 would drive up rental fees, but it has saved renters an average of £400 per tenancy.
theconversation.com
December 6, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Jan Bakker and my work shows capping rental broker fees to tenants in the UK was broadly successful, and the main reason is fee salience + imperfect comp. Here’s an article in The Conversation about it.
theconversation.com/successful-c...
theconversation.com/successful-c...
Reposted by Nikhil Datta
CEP are looking for an RA to work on the 'Diversion and Structural Change in the Youth Criminal Justice System' project - for more details, visit: ow.ly/MRRS50UkSKp
December 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM
CEP are looking for an RA to work on the 'Diversion and Structural Change in the Youth Criminal Justice System' project - for more details, visit: ow.ly/MRRS50UkSKp
Are you interested in Youth Crime? Do you have a quant undergrad and have a yearning to apply your skills to highly policy relevant economics and social science questions? Come work for us! Rui Costa, Matteo Sandi and myself are hiring a pre-doc, based at LSE.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Research Assistant - Youth Criminal Justice
Research Assistant - Youth Criminal Justice,
,
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p>
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December 4, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Are you interested in Youth Crime? Do you have a quant undergrad and have a yearning to apply your skills to highly policy relevant economics and social science questions? Come work for us! Rui Costa, Matteo Sandi and myself are hiring a pre-doc, based at LSE.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...